Microsoft
      
      
        
          MSFT
        
        
      
    
  
          MSFT
        
        
      2,843 hedge funds and large institutions have $643B invested in Microsoft in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 114 funds opening new positions, 1,097 increasing their positions, 1,398 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
New
  Increased
  Maintained
  Reduced
  Closed
  more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:
more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $ → $
more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: →
more funds holding
Funds holding: →
0.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 73.15% → 73.25% (+0.09%)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.79B | Put options by funds: $6.74B
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,097 | Existing positions reduced: 1,398
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        2,843
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        1,375
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $5.79B
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $6.74B
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$7.25B | |
| 2 | +$1.91B | |
| 3 | +$1.38B | |
| 4 |   
      Fidelity Investments
     
      
        Boston,
      
      
        Massachusetts
      
     | +$1.2B | 
| 5 | 
      Vanguard Group
     
      
        Malvern,
      
      
        Pennsylvania
      
     | +$1.01B | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$7.62B | |
| 2 | -$1.33B | |
| 3 | -$1.08B | |
| 4 |   
      Gates Foundation Trust
     
      
        Kirkland,
      
      
        Washington
      
     | -$915M | 
| 5 |   
      Franklin Resources
     
      
        San Mateo,
      
      
        California
      
     | -$773M |